The Broommaker

John is a broommaker.  He sometimes displays his craft at the First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas, touted to be the nation's oldest flea market.

A sampling of John's brooms.

Flea Market Reflections

Best Friends

Canton Hats

For those of you who visit this blog with regularity you know that frequently I visit what is purported to be the nation's largest flea market in Canton, Texas.  While there a few weeks ago I tired of shooting pictures of junk so I decided I needed a theme and I chose hats.  Following are the best of the bunch.

We met this charming lady while we were having breakfast on the flea market grounds.  

She and her best friend, although they live many miles apart, 

meet each other and enjoy the flea market almost every month.  

She says she always wears this hat when she goes to meet someone at the airport.  

They're always able to spot her even in a crowd.  

Good idea!

 A bucket hat is always a good choice for a sunny day.

This vendor has awfully cute freckles but she doesn't want any more so she chose a wide-brimmed straw.

The Mr. and Mrs.

I don't think he particularly likes to go shopping.

 

You can't go wrong with a feather in your cap.

Although they look familiar I can't place those wood strips.  

But I'm sure I didn't see them on a hat!

This guy is a regular vendor.  

He sells sorghum syrup and honey.  

He wears his straw hat rain or shine.

I guess this fellow carries some spare toothpicks in the weave of his straw hat.  

The one in his mouth seems to be chomped down to the nub.

And my favorite!

A black derby on a handsome dude!

Proofreader Needed

Canton, Texas, First Monday Trade Days

Since I work as a proofreader 

(and I don't proofread my own work - only that of others!) 

I always get a big kick out of seeing signs which contained misspelled words.

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